Regimental number | 9961 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Chippendale, New South Wales |
School | Hornsby and Hurstville Public Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway fireman |
Address | 20 Bridge Street, Erskineville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, John Sambrook, 20 Bridge Street, Erskineville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 29th Infantry; Served in the Australian Rifles. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 9th Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 3), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Emily SAMBROOK, 5 Ashmore Street, Erskineville, New South Wales. Native of Sydney |
Family/military connections | Cousins served. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |